Families who are eligible for services may stay at the shelter for up to 90 days. Families stay in their own one or two bedroom apartment and have access to food, clothing and hygiene products. They work with our staff and participate in a variety of programs that help them to become more stable and equipped to handle life. Shelter staff remains on-site 24 hours a day to answer questions and ensure the safety of each family. Staff members also help parents to develop life skills, including how to properly clean their apartments. Each parent is asked to complete three hours of chores each week in lieu of rent and must pass a drug screen prior to entering the shelter.

We have 12 one bedroom and 18 two bedroom units specifically for adults with children under 18. We serve approximately 800 people in the shelter each year.

Be a volunteer. Call Central Arizona Shelter Services (cass) - Vista Colina Program (for Families) at 602-944-0960 for current volunteer work opportunities.

As A General Note About ShelterListings.org Listings:

ShelterListings.org does our best to provide listings that are free of cost. Many of the homeless shelters and services are free of charge. Some do charge small fees. We always urge the users of our website to visit the websites of the providers listed, OR give them a phone call to find out complete details.

In furtherance; Halfway Houses, Transitional Housing, and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers for the most part charge a fee. Most of the substance abuse resources we provide are low cost, Medicaid or sliding scale fee. We provide as much information as possible on the website of these locations.

Rooming and Boarding Houses do charge fees. We list them where we find them. They are a nice low cost option for housing.

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